List21 Flashcards by Ziyan Liu

prattle

v. 唠叨

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prosperity

n. 幸运；繁荣，兴旺；茁壮

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festive

a. 喜庆的，欢乐的；庆祝的

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flout

v. 轻视，愚弄

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gambit

n. 以优势的开局棋法开始；开场白

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balk

v. 阻挠；阻止；突然拒绝前行

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desecrate

v. 亵渎（圣物或圣地）

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perennial

n. 多年生植物

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colloquial

a. 口语的，口头的

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hoodwink

v. 欺骗，蒙蔽

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churlish

a. 粗野的

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insomnia

n. 失眠，失眠症

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obfuscate

v. 使混乱，使糊涂；使艰涩难懂

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queasy

a. 容易呕吐的，易恶心的

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depict

v. 描述，描写

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prelate

n. 高级教士

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undermine

v. 削弱或损害；逐渐损坏、侵蚀

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protégé

n. 被保护人

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misrepresent

v. 误传；歪曲

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quiver

v. 颤抖，振动

n. 箭囊

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bicameral

a. 两院制的

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effervescence

n. 兴奋，狂喜；冒泡，起泡

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hamper

v. 妨碍，牵制

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tribute

n. 贡税；称赞

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loathe

v. 厌恶，憎恶

quagmire

n. 沼泽，湿地；难以脱身的困境

cower

v. 畏缩

hilarity

n. 兴高采烈，狂欢

plethora

n. 过多，过剩

divest

v. 使脱去，卸下；剥夺...的权力

reprobate

n. 恶棍，坏蛋

dutiful

a. 恭敬的，顺从的

accede

v. 同意

infirmity

n. 虚弱，衰弱

motif

n. 主题，主旨

dissident

a. 有不同意见的，持不同政见的 | n. 持不同意见的人

centripetal

a. 向心的

cadaverous

a. 像尸体的；苍白的

wrath

n. 愤怒，愤慨

abdicate

v. 正式放弃（职责、权力等）

astringent

a. 收敛的；止血的

apocalyptic

a. 启示论的，天启的

beatitude

n. 祝福；至福

virtue

n. 美德，德行；优点

allocate

v. 分派，分配

exorcise

v. 驱除（恶魔）

bedizen

v. 把...打扮得过分俗气

litigation

n. 诉讼，起诉

predilection

n. 爱好，偏袒

propitiate

v. 抚慰；劝解

acidulous

a. 有酸味的；尖刻的

kindred

a. 有关系的；有亲属关系的，同宗的

jocose

a. 幽默的，诙谐的

facsimile

n. 摹本，精确的复制品

deadpan

a. 冷淡的，冷漠的

emissary

n. 密使，特使

infinitesimal

a. 极微小的，微不足道的

genealogy

n. 系谱；宗谱

detrimental

a. 有害的，不利的

unmitigated

a. 未减轻的；绝对的

brindled

a. 有斑点或条纹的

innuendo

n. 暗示，影射

practitioner

n. 从业者，开业者

guileless

a. 坦率的，正直的

miasma

n. 毒气，沼气；坏的气氛或影响.

liquidate

v. 清算，偿还

tenuous

a. 纤细的，单薄的；微弱的

momentum

n. 动量；动力，冲力，势头

adulation

n. 奉承，阿谀

immobility

n. 不动，固定

truncate

v. 截去顶端

remorse

n. 懊悔，自责

harass

v. 不断地激怒或折磨

allegiance

n. 忠贞，效忠

potential

a. 有潜力的

wallow

v. 打滚；沉湎；堕落

ardent

a. 热切的，热情的

unprepossessing

a. 不吸引人的

fodder

n. 饲料，草料

satire

n. 讽刺文学，讽刺

curtail

v. 缩减

nostalgia

n. 乡愁，怀旧之情

virtual

a. 实质的；实际上的

omnivorous

a. 杂食的；无所不知的

vigor

n. 精力，活力

oaf

n. 蠢人，笨人

fawning

a. 巴结的，讨好的

truculence

n. 好战；凶猛，残忍

harrowing

a. 痛心的，悲惨的

subsistence

n. 衣食，给养；存在

insuperable

a. 难以克服的，不可逾越的

bilious

a. 患胆病的；脾气不好的

listless

a. 倦怠的，情绪低落的

loom

v. 隐现，迫近

squander

v. 浪费

latent

a. 潜在的，潜伏的

amend

v. 修正，改进

savor

v. 品尝，享受；有...的滋味或气味

jaunt

n. 短途旅行

germane

a. 有密切关系的

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